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Paralactic \Par`a*lac"tic\, a. [Pref. para- + lactic.] (Physiol. Chem.) Designating an acid called paralactic acid. See {Lactic acid}, under {Lactic}. | |
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d8Paralgesia \[d8]Par`al*ge"si*a\, n. [NL.; para- + Gr. 'a`lghsis sense of pain.] (Med.) Disordered sensibility to pain, including absence of sensibility to pain, excessive sensibility to pain, and abnormal painful results of stimuli. -- {Par`al*ge"sic}, a. | |
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Plaice \Plaice\, n. [F. plaise, plais, prob. fr. L. platessa flatish, plaice. See {Place}.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European food fish ({Pleuronectes platessa}), allied to the flounder, and growing to the weight of eight or ten pounds or more. (b) A large American flounder ({Paralichthys dentatus}; called also {brail}, {puckermouth}, and {summer flounder}. The name is sometimes applied to other allied species. [Written also {plaise}.] {Plaice mouth}, a mouth like that of a plaice; a small or wry mouth. [R.] --B. Jonson. | |
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Flounder \Floun"der\, n. [Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder, Icel. fly[?]ra, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A flatfish of the family {Pleuronectid[91]}, of many species. Note: The common English flounder is {Pleuronectes flesus}. There are several common American species used as food; as the smooth flounder ({P. glabra}); the rough or winter flounder ({P. Americanus}); the summer flounder, or plaice ({Paralichthys dentatus}), Atlantic coast; and the starry flounder ({Pleuronectes stellatus}). 2. (Bootmaking) A tool used in crimping boot fronts. | |
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Parallactic \Par`al*lac"tic\, Parallactical \Par`al*lac"tic*al\, a. [Cf. F. parallactique.] Of or pertaining to a parallax. | |
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Parallactic \Par`al*lac"tic\, Parallactical \Par`al*lac"tic*al\, a. [Cf. F. parallactique.] Of or pertaining to a parallax. | |
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Parallax \Par"al*lax\, n. [Gr. [?] alternation, the mutual inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. [?] to change a little, go aside, deviate; [?] beside, beyond + [?] to change: cf. F. parallaxe. Cf. {Parallel}.] 1. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of an object, as seen from two different stations, or points of view. 2. (Astron.) The apparent difference in position of a body (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the earth's surface, and as seen from some other conventional point, as the earth's center or the sun. {Annual parallax}, the greatest value of the heliocentric parallax, or the greatest annual apparent change of place of a body as seen from the earth and sun; as, the annual parallax of a fixed star. {Binocular parallax}, the apparent difference in position of an object as seen separately by one eye, and then by the other, the head remaining unmoved. {Diurnal}, [or] {Geocentric}, {parallax}, the parallax of a body with reference to the earth's center. This is the kind of parallax that is generally understood when the term is used without qualification. {Heliocentric parallax}, the parallax of a body with reference to the sun, or the angle subtended at the body by lines drawn from it to the earth and sun; as, the heliocentric parallax of a planet. {Horizontal parallax}, the geocentric parallx of a heavenly body when in the horizon, or the angle subtended at the body by the earth's radius. {Optical parallax}, the apparent displacement in position undergone by an object when viewed by either eye singly. --Brande & C. {Parallax of the cross wires} (of an optical instrument), their apparent displacement when the eye changes its position, caused by their not being exactly in the focus of the object glass. {Stellar parallax}, the annual parallax of a fixed star. | |
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Parallax \Par"al*lax\, n. [Gr. [?] alternation, the mutual inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. [?] to change a little, go aside, deviate; [?] beside, beyond + [?] to change: cf. F. parallaxe. Cf. {Parallel}.] 1. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of an object, as seen from two different stations, or points of view. 2. (Astron.) The apparent difference in position of a body (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the earth's surface, and as seen from some other conventional point, as the earth's center or the sun. {Annual parallax}, the greatest value of the heliocentric parallax, or the greatest annual apparent change of place of a body as seen from the earth and sun; as, the annual parallax of a fixed star. {Binocular parallax}, the apparent difference in position of an object as seen separately by one eye, and then by the other, the head remaining unmoved. {Diurnal}, [or] {Geocentric}, {parallax}, the parallax of a body with reference to the earth's center. This is the kind of parallax that is generally understood when the term is used without qualification. {Heliocentric parallax}, the parallax of a body with reference to the sun, or the angle subtended at the body by lines drawn from it to the earth and sun; as, the heliocentric parallax of a planet. {Horizontal parallax}, the geocentric parallx of a heavenly body when in the horizon, or the angle subtended at the body by the earth's radius. {Optical parallax}, the apparent displacement in position undergone by an object when viewed by either eye singly. --Brande & C. {Parallax of the cross wires} (of an optical instrument), their apparent displacement when the eye changes its position, caused by their not being exactly in the focus of the object glass. {Stellar parallax}, the annual parallax of a fixed star. | |
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Parallax \Par"al*lax\, n. [Gr. [?] alternation, the mutual inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. [?] to change a little, go aside, deviate; [?] beside, beyond + [?] to change: cf. F. parallaxe. Cf. {Parallel}.] 1. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of an object, as seen from two different stations, or points of view. 2. (Astron.) The apparent difference in position of a body (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the earth's surface, and as seen from some other conventional point, as the earth's center or the sun. {Annual parallax}, the greatest value of the heliocentric parallax, or the greatest annual apparent change of place of a body as seen from the earth and sun; as, the annual parallax of a fixed star. {Binocular parallax}, the apparent difference in position of an object as seen separately by one eye, and then by the other, the head remaining unmoved. {Diurnal}, [or] {Geocentric}, {parallax}, the parallax of a body with reference to the earth's center. This is the kind of parallax that is generally understood when the term is used without qualification. {Heliocentric parallax}, the parallax of a body with reference to the sun, or the angle subtended at the body by lines drawn from it to the earth and sun; as, the heliocentric parallax of a planet. {Horizontal parallax}, the geocentric parallx of a heavenly body when in the horizon, or the angle subtended at the body by the earth's radius. {Optical parallax}, the apparent displacement in position undergone by an object when viewed by either eye singly. --Brande & C. {Parallax of the cross wires} (of an optical instrument), their apparent displacement when the eye changes its position, caused by their not being exactly in the focus of the object glass. {Stellar parallax}, the annual parallax of a fixed star. | |
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Paralogical \Par`a*log"ic*al\, a. Containing paralogism; illogical. [bd]Paralogical doubt.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Paralogism \Pa*ral"o*gism\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to reason falsely; [?] beside + [?] to reason, [?] discourse, reason: cf. F. paralogisme.] (Logic) A reasoning which is false in point of form, that is, which is contrary to logical rules or formul[91]; a formal fallacy, or pseudo-syllogism, in which the conclusion does not follow from the premises. | |
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Paralogize \Pa*ral"o*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paralogized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralogizing}.] [Gr. [?].] To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises. [R.] | |
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Paralogize \Pa*ral"o*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paralogized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralogizing}.] [Gr. [?].] To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises. [R.] | |
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Paralogize \Pa*ral"o*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paralogized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralogizing}.] [Gr. [?].] To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises. [R.] | |
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Paralogy \Pa*ral"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] beside, beyond + [?] reason.] False reasoning; paralogism. | |
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Paralyse \Par"a*lyse\, v. t. Same as {Paralyze}. | |
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Paralysis \Pa*ral"y*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to loosen, dissolve, or disable at the side; [?] beside + [?] to loosen. See {Para-}, and {Loose}, and cf. {Palsy}.] (Med.) Abolition of function, whether complete or partial; esp., the loss of the power of voluntary motion, with or without that of sensation, in any part of the body; palsy. See {Hemiplegia}, and {Paraplegia}. Also used figuratively. [bd]Utter paralysis of memory.[b8] --G. Eliot. Mischievous practices arising out of the paralysis of the powers of ownership. --Duke of Argyll (1887). | |
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Paralyzation \Par`a*ly*za"tion\, n. The act or process of paralyzing, or the state of being paralyzed. | |
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Paralyze \Par"a*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paralyzed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralyzing}.] [F. paralyser. See {Paralysis}.] 1. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy. 2. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts. | |
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Paralyze \Par"a*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paralyzed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralyzing}.] [F. paralyser. See {Paralysis}.] 1. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy. 2. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts. | |
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Paralyze \Par"a*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paralyzed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralyzing}.] [F. paralyser. See {Paralysis}.] 1. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy. 2. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts. | |
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Parelcon \Pa*rel"con\, n. [Gr. [?] to draw aside, to be redundant; [?] beside + [?] to draw.] (Gram.) The addition of a syllable or particle to the end of a pronoun, verb, or adverb. | |
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Parelectronomic \Par`e*lec`tro*nom"ic\, a. (Physiol.) Of or relating to parelectronomy; as, the parelectronomic part of a muscle. | |
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Parelectronomy \Par*e`lec*tron"o*my\, n. [Pref. para- + electro- + Gr. [?] law.] (Physiol.) A condition of the muscles induced by exposure to severe cold, in which the electrical action of the muscle is reversed. | |
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Parhelic \Par*he"lic\, a. Of or pertaining to parhelia. | |
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Parley \Par"ley\, n.; pl. {Parleys}. [F. parler speech, talk, fr. parler to speak, LL. parabolare, fr. L. parabola a comparison, parable, in LL., a word. See {Parable}, and cf. {Parliament}, {Parlor}.] Mutual discourse or conversation; discussion; hence, an oral conference with an enemy, as with regard to a truce. We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain. --Dryden. {To beat a parley} (Mil.), to beat a drum, or sound a trumpet, as a signal for holding a conference with the enemy. | |
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Parlous \Par"lous\, a. [For perlous, a contr. fr. perilous.] 1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough. [Archaic] [bd]A parlous snuffing.[b8] --Beau. & Fl. 2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.] [bd]A parlous boy.[b8] --Shak. [bd]A parlous wit.[b8] --Dryden. -- {Par"lous*ly}, adv. [Obs.] -- {Par"lous*ness}, n. [Obs.] | |
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Parlous \Par"lous\, a. [For perlous, a contr. fr. perilous.] 1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough. [Archaic] [bd]A parlous snuffing.[b8] --Beau. & Fl. 2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.] [bd]A parlous boy.[b8] --Shak. [bd]A parlous wit.[b8] --Dryden. -- {Par"lous*ly}, adv. [Obs.] -- {Par"lous*ness}, n. [Obs.] | |
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Parlous \Par"lous\, a. [For perlous, a contr. fr. perilous.] 1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough. [Archaic] [bd]A parlous snuffing.[b8] --Beau. & Fl. 2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.] [bd]A parlous boy.[b8] --Shak. [bd]A parlous wit.[b8] --Dryden. -- {Par"lous*ly}, adv. [Obs.] -- {Par"lous*ness}, n. [Obs.] | |
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Parol \Pa*rol"\, a. Given or done by word of mouth; oral; also, given by a writing not under seal; as, parol evidence. {Parol arrest} (Law), an arrest in pursuance of a verbal order from a magistrate. {Parol contract} (Law), any contract not of record or under seal, whether oral or written; a simple contract. --Chitty. Story. | |
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Tharos \Tha"ros\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small American butterfly ({Phycoides tharos}) having the upper surface of the wings variegated with orange and black, the outer margins black with small white crescents; -- called also {pearl crescent}. | |
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Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones. 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A light-colored tern. 6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [b5] This line is printed in the type called pearl. {Ground pearl}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Ground}. {Pearl barley}, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. {Pearl diver}, one who dives for pearl oysters. {Pearl edge}, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. {Pearl eye}, cataract. [R.] {Pearl gray}, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. {Pearl millet}, Egyptian millet ({Penicillaria spicata}). {Pearl moss}. See {Carrageen}. {Pearl moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Margaritia}; -- so called on account of its pearly color. {Pearl oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus {Meleagrina}, or {Margaritifera}, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also {pearl shell}, and {pearl mussel}. {Pearl powder}. See {Pearl white}, below. {Pearl sago}, sago in the form of small pearly grains. {Pearl sinter} (Min.), fiorite. {Pearl spar} (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. {Pearl white}. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. | |
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Oyster \Oys"ter\, n. [OF. oistre, F. hu[8c]tre, L. ostrea, ostreum, Gr. 'o`streon; prob. akin to 'ostre`on bone, the oyster being so named from its shell. Cf. {Osseous}, {Ostracize}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers. The common European oyster ({Ostrea edulis}), and the American oyster ({Ostrea Virginiana}), are the most important species. 2. A name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl. {Fresh-water oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any species of the genus {Etheria}, and allied genera, found in rivers of Africa and South America. They are irregular in form, and attach themselves to rocks like oysters, but they have a pearly interior, and are allied to the fresh-water mussels. {Oyster bed}, a breeding place for oysters; a place in a tidal river or other water on or near the seashore, where oysters are deposited to grow and fatten for market. See 1st {Scalp}, n. {Oyster catcher} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wading birds of the genus {H[91]matopus}, which frequent seashores and feed upon shellfish. The European species ({H. ostralegus}), the common American species ({H. palliatus}), and the California, or black, oyster catcher ({H. Bachmani}) are the best known. {Oyster crab} (Zo[94]l.) a small crab ({Pinnotheres ostreum}) which lives as a commensal in the gill cavity of the oyster. {Oyster dredge}, a rake or small dragnet of bringing up oyster from the bottom of the sea. {Oyster fish}. ({Zo[94]l}.) (a) The tautog. (b) The toadfish. {Oyster plant}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus {Tragopogon} ({T. porrifolius}), the root of which, when cooked, somewhat resembles the oyster in taste; salsify; -- called also {vegetable oyster}. (b) A plant found on the seacoast of Northern Europe, America and Asia ({Mertensia maritima}), the fresh leaves of which have a strong flavor of oysters. {Oyster plover}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Oyster catcher}, above. {Oyster shell} (Zo[94]l.), the shell of an oyster. {Oyster wench}, {Oyster wife}, {Oyster women}, a women who deals in oysters. {Pearl oyster}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Pearl}. {Thorny oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any spiny marine shell of the genus {Spondylus}. | |
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Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones. 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A light-colored tern. 6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [b5] This line is printed in the type called pearl. {Ground pearl}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Ground}. {Pearl barley}, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. {Pearl diver}, one who dives for pearl oysters. {Pearl edge}, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. {Pearl eye}, cataract. [R.] {Pearl gray}, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. {Pearl millet}, Egyptian millet ({Penicillaria spicata}). {Pearl moss}. See {Carrageen}. {Pearl moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Margaritia}; -- so called on account of its pearly color. {Pearl oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus {Meleagrina}, or {Margaritifera}, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also {pearl shell}, and {pearl mussel}. {Pearl powder}. See {Pearl white}, below. {Pearl sago}, sago in the form of small pearly grains. {Pearl sinter} (Min.), fiorite. {Pearl spar} (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. {Pearl white}. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. | |
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Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones. 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A light-colored tern. 6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [b5] This line is printed in the type called pearl. {Ground pearl}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Ground}. {Pearl barley}, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. {Pearl diver}, one who dives for pearl oysters. {Pearl edge}, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. {Pearl eye}, cataract. [R.] {Pearl gray}, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. {Pearl millet}, Egyptian millet ({Penicillaria spicata}). {Pearl moss}. See {Carrageen}. {Pearl moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Margaritia}; -- so called on account of its pearly color. {Pearl oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus {Meleagrina}, or {Margaritifera}, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also {pearl shell}, and {pearl mussel}. {Pearl powder}. See {Pearl white}, below. {Pearl sago}, sago in the form of small pearly grains. {Pearl sinter} (Min.), fiorite. {Pearl spar} (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. {Pearl white}. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. | |
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Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones. 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A light-colored tern. 6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [b5] This line is printed in the type called pearl. {Ground pearl}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Ground}. {Pearl barley}, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. {Pearl diver}, one who dives for pearl oysters. {Pearl edge}, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. {Pearl eye}, cataract. [R.] {Pearl gray}, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. {Pearl millet}, Egyptian millet ({Penicillaria spicata}). {Pearl moss}. See {Carrageen}. {Pearl moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Margaritia}; -- so called on account of its pearly color. {Pearl oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus {Meleagrina}, or {Margaritifera}, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also {pearl shell}, and {pearl mussel}. {Pearl powder}. See {Pearl white}, below. {Pearl sago}, sago in the form of small pearly grains. {Pearl sinter} (Min.), fiorite. {Pearl spar} (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. {Pearl white}. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. | |
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Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones. 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A light-colored tern. 6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [b5] This line is printed in the type called pearl. {Ground pearl}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Ground}. {Pearl barley}, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. {Pearl diver}, one who dives for pearl oysters. {Pearl edge}, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. {Pearl eye}, cataract. [R.] {Pearl gray}, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. {Pearl millet}, Egyptian millet ({Penicillaria spicata}). {Pearl moss}. See {Carrageen}. {Pearl moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Margaritia}; -- so called on account of its pearly color. {Pearl oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus {Meleagrina}, or {Margaritifera}, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also {pearl shell}, and {pearl mussel}. {Pearl powder}. See {Pearl white}, below. {Pearl sago}, sago in the form of small pearly grains. {Pearl sinter} (Min.), fiorite. {Pearl spar} (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. {Pearl white}. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. | |
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Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones. 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A light-colored tern. 6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [b5] This line is printed in the type called pearl. {Ground pearl}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Ground}. {Pearl barley}, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. {Pearl diver}, one who dives for pearl oysters. {Pearl edge}, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. {Pearl eye}, cataract. [R.] {Pearl gray}, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. {Pearl millet}, Egyptian millet ({Penicillaria spicata}). {Pearl moss}. See {Carrageen}. {Pearl moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Margaritia}; -- so called on account of its pearly color. {Pearl oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus {Meleagrina}, or {Margaritifera}, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also {pearl shell}, and {pearl mussel}. {Pearl powder}. See {Pearl white}, below. {Pearl sago}, sago in the form of small pearly grains. {Pearl sinter} (Min.), fiorite. {Pearl spar} (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. {Pearl white}. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue. | |
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Pearl \Pearl\, n. A fringe or border. [Obs.] -- v. t. To fringe; to border. [Obs.] See {Purl}. {Pearl stitch}. See {Purl stitch}, under {Purl}. | |
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Pearlaceous \Pearl*a"ceous\, a. Resembling pearl or mother-of-pearl; pearly in quality or appearance. | |
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Pearlash \Pearl"ash`\, n. (Chem.) A white amorphous or granular substance which consists principally of potassium carbonate, and has a strong alkaline reaction. It is obtained by lixiviating wood ashes, and evaporating the lye, and has been an important source of potassium compounds. It is used in making soap, glass, etc. | |
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Pearlite \Pearl"ite\, Pearlstone \Pearl"stone`\, n. (Min.) A glassy volcanic rock of a grayish color and pearly luster, often having a spherulitic concretionary structure due to the curved cracks produced by contraction in cooling. See Illust. under {Perlitic}. | |
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Peerless \Peer"less\, a. Having no peer or equal; matchless; superlative. [bd]Her peerless feature.[b8] --Shak. Unvailed her peerless light. --Milton. --{Peer"less*ly}, adv. -- {Peer"less*ness}, n. | |
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Peerless \Peer"less\, a. Having no peer or equal; matchless; superlative. [bd]Her peerless feature.[b8] --Shak. Unvailed her peerless light. --Milton. --{Peer"less*ly}, adv. -- {Peer"less*ness}, n. | |
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Peerless \Peer"less\, a. Having no peer or equal; matchless; superlative. [bd]Her peerless feature.[b8] --Shak. Unvailed her peerless light. --Milton. --{Peer"less*ly}, adv. -- {Peer"less*ness}, n. | |
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d8Perilla \[d8]Pe*ril"la\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A genus of labiate herbs, of which one species ({Perilla ocimoides}, or {P. Nankinensis}) is often cultivated for its purple or variegated foliage. | |
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Perilous \Per"il*ous\, a. [OF. perillous, perilleus, F. p[82]rilleux, L. periculosus. See {Peril}.] [Written also {perillous}.] 1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking. Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. --Milton. 2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.] --Latimer. For I am perilous with knife in hand. --Chaucer. -- {Per"il*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per"il*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Perilous \Per"il*ous\, a. [OF. perillous, perilleus, F. p[82]rilleux, L. periculosus. See {Peril}.] [Written also {perillous}.] 1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking. Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. --Milton. 2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.] --Latimer. For I am perilous with knife in hand. --Chaucer. -- {Per"il*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per"il*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Perilous \Per"il*ous\, a. [OF. perillous, perilleus, F. p[82]rilleux, L. periculosus. See {Peril}.] [Written also {perillous}.] 1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking. Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. --Milton. 2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.] --Latimer. For I am perilous with knife in hand. --Chaucer. -- {Per"il*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per"il*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Perilous \Per"il*ous\, a. [OF. perillous, perilleus, F. p[82]rilleux, L. periculosus. See {Peril}.] [Written also {perillous}.] 1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking. Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. --Milton. 2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.] --Latimer. For I am perilous with knife in hand. --Chaucer. -- {Per"il*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per"il*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Perlaceous \Per*la"ceous\, a. [See {Pearl}.] Pearly; resembling pearl. | |
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Perlous \Per"lous\, a. Perilous. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Perlustration \Per`lus*tra"tion\, n. [L. perlustrare to wander all through, to survey. See 3d {Luster}.] The act of viewing all over. [Archaic] --Howell. | |
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Pharology \Pha*rol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] a lighthouse + -logy.] The art or science which treats of lighthouses and signal lights. | |
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Poureliche \Poure"liche`\, adv. Poorly. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Powerless \Pow"er*less\, a. Destitute of power, force, or energy; weak; impotent; not able to produce any effect. -- {Pow"er*less*ly}, adv. -- {Pow"er*less*ness}, n. | |
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Powerless \Pow"er*less\, a. Destitute of power, force, or energy; weak; impotent; not able to produce any effect. -- {Pow"er*less*ly}, adv. -- {Pow"er*less*ness}, n. | |
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Powerless \Pow"er*less\, a. Destitute of power, force, or energy; weak; impotent; not able to produce any effect. -- {Pow"er*less*ly}, adv. -- {Pow"er*less*ness}, n. | |
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Pre89lect \Pre`[89]*lect"\, v. t. To elect beforehand. | |
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Pre89lection \Pre`[89]*lec"tion\, n. Election beforehand. | |
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Prelacy \Prel"a*cy\, n.; pl. {Prelacies}. [LL. praelatia. See {Prelate}; cf. {Prelaty}.] 1. The office or dignity of a prelate; church government by prelates. Prelacies may be termed the greater benefices. --Ayliffe. 2. The order of prelates, taken collectively; the body of ecclesiastical dignitaries. [bd]Divers of the reverend prelacy, and other most judicious men.[b8] --Hooker. | |
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Prelacy \Prel"a*cy\, n.; pl. {Prelacies}. [LL. praelatia. See {Prelate}; cf. {Prelaty}.] 1. The office or dignity of a prelate; church government by prelates. Prelacies may be termed the greater benefices. --Ayliffe. 2. The order of prelates, taken collectively; the body of ecclesiastical dignitaries. [bd]Divers of the reverend prelacy, and other most judicious men.[b8] --Hooker. | |
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Prelect \Pre*lect"\, v. i. To discourse publicly; to lecture. Spitting . . . was publicly prelected upon. --De. Quincey. To prelect upon the military art. --Bp. Horsley. | |
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Prelect \Pre*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prelected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prelecting}.] [L. praelectus, p. p. of praelegere to read before. See {Pre-}, and {Lection}.] To read publicly, as a lecture or discourse. | |
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Prelect \Pre*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prelected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prelecting}.] [L. praelectus, p. p. of praelegere to read before. See {Pre-}, and {Lection}.] To read publicly, as a lecture or discourse. | |
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Prelect \Pre*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prelected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prelecting}.] [L. praelectus, p. p. of praelegere to read before. See {Pre-}, and {Lection}.] To read publicly, as a lecture or discourse. | |
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Prelection \Pre*lec"tion\, n. [L. praelectio.] A lecture or discourse read in public or to a select company. [bd]The prelections of Faber.[b8] --Sir M. Hale. | |
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Prelector \Pre*lec"tor\, n. [L. praelector.] A reader of lectures or discourses; a lecturer. --Sheldon. | |
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Prelook \Pre*look"\, v. i. To look forward. [Obs.] --Surrey. | |
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Prelusive \Pre*lu"sive\, a. [See {Prelude}.] Of the nature of a prelude; introductory; indicating that something of a like kind is to follow. [bd]Prelusive drops.[b8] --Thomson. --{Pre*lu"sive*ly}, adv. | |
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Prelusive \Pre*lu"sive\, a. [See {Prelude}.] Of the nature of a prelude; introductory; indicating that something of a like kind is to follow. [bd]Prelusive drops.[b8] --Thomson. --{Pre*lu"sive*ly}, adv. | |
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Prelusorily \Pre*lu"so*ri*ly\, adv. In a prelusory way. | |
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Prelusory \Pre*lu"so*ry\, a. Introductory; prelusive. --Bacon. | |
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Proleg \Pro"leg\, n. [Pref. pro- for, in place of + leg.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the fleshy legs found on the abdominal segments of the larv[91] of Lepidoptera, sawflies, and some other insects. Those of Lepidoptera have a circle of hooks. Called also {proped}, {propleg}, and {falseleg}. | |
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Prolegate \Pro"leg`ate\ (?; 48), n. [L. prolegatus; pro for + legatus legate.] (Rom. Hist.) The deputy or substitute for a legate. | |
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d8Prolegomenon \[d8]Prol`e*gom"e*non\, n.; pl. {Prolegomena}. [ NL., fr. Gr. [?], properly neut. pass. p. pr. of [?] to say beforehand; [?] before + [?] to say.] A preliminary remark or observation; an introductory discourse prefixed to a book or treatise. --D. Stokes (1659). Sir W. Scott. | |
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Prolegomenary \Prol`e*gom"e*na*ry\, a. Of the nature of a prolegomenon; preliminary; introductory; prefatory. | |
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Prolicide \Prol"i*cide\, n. [L. proles offspring + caedere to kill.] The crime of destroying one's offspring, either in the womb or after birth. --Bouvier. | |
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Prolix \Pro*lix"\ (?; 277), a. [L. prolixus extended, long, prolix, probably fr. pro before, forward + liqui to flow, akin to liquidus liquid; cf. OL. lixa water: cf. F. prolixe. See {Liquid}.] 1. Extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; minute in narration or argument; excessively particular in detail; -- rarely used except with reference to discourse written or spoken; as, a prolix oration; a prolix poem; a prolix sermon. With wig prolix, down flowing to his waist. --Cowper. 2. Indulging in protracted discourse; tedious; wearisome; -- applied to a speaker or writer. Syn: Long; diffuse; prolonged; protracted; tedious; tiresome; wearisome. Usage: {Prolix}, {Diffuse}. A prolix writer delights in circumlocution, extended detail, and trifling particulars. A diffuse writer is fond of amplifying, and abounds in epithets, figures, and illustrations. Diffuseness often arises from an exuberance of imagination; prolixity is generally connected with a want of it. | |
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Prolixious \Pro*lix"ious\, a. Dilatory; tedious; superfluous. [Obs.] [bd]Lay by all nicety, and prolixious blushes.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Prolixity \Pro*lix"i*ty\, n. [L. prolixitas: cf. F. prolixit[82].] The quality or state of being prolix; great length; minute detail; as, prolixity in discourses and writings. [bd]For fulsomeness of his prolixitee.[b8] --Chaucer. Idly running on with vain prolixity. --Drayton. | |
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Prolixly \Pro*lix"ly\, adv. In a prolix manner. --Dryden. | |
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Prolixness \Pro*lix"ness\, n. Prolixity. --Adam Smith. | |
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Prolocutor \Prol`o*cu"tor\, n. [L., from proloqui, p. p. prolocutus, to speak out; pro for + loqui to speak.] 1. One who speaks for another. --Jeffrey. 2. The presiding officer of a convocation. --Macaulay. | |
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Prolog \Pro"log\, n. & v. Prologue. | |
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Prologize \Pro"lo*gize\, v. i. [Gr. [?]. See {Prologue}.] To deliver a Prologue. [R.] --Whewell. | |
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Prologizer \Pro"lo*gi`zer\, n. One who prologizes. [R.] | |
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Prologue \Pro"logue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prologued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prologuing}.] To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue. [R.] --Shak. | |
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Prologue \Pro"logue\, n. [F., fr. L. prologus, fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to say beforehand; [?] before + [?] to say. See {Logic}.] 1. The preface or introduction to a discourse, poem, or performance; as, the prologue of Chaucer's [bd]Canterbury Tales;[b8] esp., a discourse or poem spoken before a dramatic performance 2. One who delivers a prologue. [R.] --Shak. | |
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Prologue \Pro"logue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prologued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prologuing}.] To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue. [R.] --Shak. | |
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Prologue \Pro"logue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prologued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prologuing}.] To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue. [R.] --Shak. | |
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Prolusion \Pro*lu"sion\, n. [L. prolusio, fr. proludere to prelude; pro before + ludere to play: cf. F. prolusion, It. prolusione.] A trial before the principal performance; a prelude; hence, an introductory essay or exercise. [bd]Domestic prolusions.[b8] --Thackeray. Her presence was in some measure a restraint on the worthy divine, whose prolusion lasted. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Stitch \Stitch\, n. [OE. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to stician to prick. See {Stick}, v. i.] 1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a stitch; to take up a stitch. 3. [Cf. OE. sticche, stecche, stucche, a piece, AS. stycce. Cf. {Stock}.] A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance. You have gone a good stitch. --Bunyan. In Syria the husbandmen go lightly over with their plow, and take no deep stitch in making their furrows. --Holland. 4. A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side. He was taken with a cold and with stitches, which was, indeed, a pleurisy. --Bp. Burnet. 5. A contortion, or twist. [Obs.] If you talk, Or pull your face into a stitch again, I shall be angry. --Marston. 6. Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every stitch of clothes. [Colloq.] 7. A furrow. --Chapman. {Chain stitch}, {Lock stitch}. See in the Vocabulary. {Pearl}, [or] {Purl stitch}. See 2nd {Purl}, 2. | |
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Purl \Purl\, n. 1. An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band. A triumphant chariot made of carnation velvet, enriched withpurl and pearl. --Sir P. Sidney. 2. An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work a ribbed or waved appearance. {Purl stitch}. Same as {Purl}, n., 2. | |
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Pyroelectric \Pyr`o*e*lec"tric\, a. [Pyro- + electric.] (Physics) Pertaining to, or dependent on, pyroelectricity; receiving electric polarity when heated. | |
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Pyroelectric \Pyr`o*e*lec"tric\, n. (Physics) A substance which becomes electrically polar when heated, exhibiting opposite charges of statical electricity at two separate parts, especially the two extremities. | |
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Pyroelectricity \Pyr`o*e`lec*tric"i*ty\, n. (Physics) Electricity developed by means of heat; the science which treats of electricity thus developed. | |
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Sebacic \Se*bac"ic\, a. [L. sebum tallow: cf. F. s[82]bacique.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to fat; derived from, or resembling, fat; specifically, designating an acid (formerly called also {sebic}, and {pyroleic}, acid), obtained by the distillation or saponification of certain oils (as castor oil) as a white crystalline substance. | |
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Pyroligneous \Pyr`o*lig"ne*ous\, Pyrolignic \Pyr`o*lig"nic\, a. [Pyro-+ L. lignum wood: cf. F. pyroligneux.] (Old Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, the acid liquid obtained in the distillation of wood, consisting essentially of impure acetic acid. | |
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Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; -- frequently used in the plural. Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood. --Shak. 2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous substance which composes the body of a tree and its branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8] --Milton. 3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems. It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands called silver grain. Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose and lignin, which are isomeric with starch. 4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses. {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically, acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}. {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa}) of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust. of {Anemone}. {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests. {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}. {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill. {Wood betony}. (Bot.) (a) Same as {Betony}. (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or purplish flowers. {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles, buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer}, under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}. (b) The larva of any one of various species of lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}), and of the goat moths. (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}. (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood, as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga. (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura terebrans}). {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth. --Knight. {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the principal constituent of woody fiber. {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods. [Poetic] --Coleridge. {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal. {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket ({Nemobius sylvestris}). {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon. {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an engraving. {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove. {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods. {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}. (b) The hooded merganser. (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}). {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood. {Wood engraver}. (a) An engraver on wood. (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and excavate furrows in the wood often more or less resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus xylographus}. {Wood engraving}. (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography. (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from such an engraving. {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}. {Wood fiber}. (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue. (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty mass. {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the bark, of trees. {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown, with a black stripe on each side of the head. {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}. {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity. {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}. {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The capercailzie. (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}. {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.] {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and allied species. (b) The American woodcock. {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but have a curved beak, and a longer tail. {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large, long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus loculator}) is common in Florida. {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on trees. {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne Laureola}). {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other fruit trees. {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley. {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the pintle, to keep the rudder from rising. {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill bug}, under {Pill}. (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless, pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]}, which live in the crevices of walls and among old books and papers. Some of the species are called also {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}. {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in woods, on tree trunks and stones. {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law) (a) Formerly, the forest court. (b) The court of attachment. {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}. {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade. {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert. {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton. (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species, as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves of the grapevine. (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely colored South American humming birds belonging to the genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or green and blue. {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar. We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh. x. 34. {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See {Gurjun}. {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having some resemblance to wood. {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp}, below. {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but is smaller. {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker, especially the European great spotted woodpecker. {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the family {Columbid[91]}. (b) The ringdove. {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse. {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale. {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red hairlike feathers. {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail. {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species. {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea}) growing in moist woods. {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.] {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula}, differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus} chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule. {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}. {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood. {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser. {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2. {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old World singing birds belonging to {Grallina}, {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes, but feed upon both insects and berries. {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American woodcock. (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}). {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood. {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}. {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of {Shamrock}. {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}. {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood, for impressing figures or colors on fabrics. {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small South American humming birds belonging to the genus {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue, purple, and other colors. {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle. {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white beneath. {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker. {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}. {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.) (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}. (b) The missel thrush. {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary. {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}. {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest. {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See under {Sculptured}. {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony. {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above. {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}. (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); -- called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow wren}. {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood borer. {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The wood warbler. (b) The willow warbler. | |
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Pyroligneous \Pyr`o*lig"ne*ous\, Pyrolignic \Pyr`o*lig"nic\, a. [Pyro-+ L. lignum wood: cf. F. pyroligneux.] (Old Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, the acid liquid obtained in the distillation of wood, consisting essentially of impure acetic acid. | |
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Pyrolignite \Py`ro*lig"nite\, n. A crude acetate produced by treating pyroligneous acid with a metal or basic compound; as, pyrolignite of iron (iron liquor). | |
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Pyrolignous \Pyr`o*lig"nous\, a. Same as {Pyroligneous}. | |
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Pyrologist \Py*rol"o*gist\, n. One who is versed in, or makes a study of, pyrology. | |
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Pyrology \Py*rol"o*gy\, n. [Pyro- + -logy: cf. F. pyrologie.] That branch of physical science which treats of the properties, phenomena, or effects of heat; also, a treatise on heat. | |
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Pyrolusite \Pyr`o*lu"site\, n. [Pyro- + Gr. [?] to loose, or [?] a loosing.] (Min.) Manganese dioxide, a mineral of an iron-black or dark steel-gray color and metallic luster, usually soft. Pyrolusite parts with its oxygen at a red heat, and is extensively used in discharging the brown and green tints of glass (whence its name). | |
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Parallaxis Thomas Braeunl Stuttgart}. It is based on {Modula-2}, but extended for {data parallel} ({SIMD}) programming. The main approach for machine independent parallel programming is to include a description of the virtual parallel machine with each parallel {algorithm}. There is a simulator and {X Window System}-based profiler for {workstations}, {Macintosh}, and {IBM PC}. Version 2.0 runs on {MP-1}, {CM-2}, {Sun-3}, {Sun-4}, {DECstation}, {HP 700}, {RS/6000}. {Home (http://www.ee.uwa.edu.au/~braunl/parallaxis/)}. ["User Manual for Parallaxis Version 2.0", T. Braunl, U Stuttgart]. (2000-05-31) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Parlog Clark & Gregory, Imperial College 1983. An {AND-parallel} {Prolog}, with {guards} and {committed choice nondeterminism} ({don't care nondeterminism}). {Shallow backtracking} only. Implementations: MacParlog and PC-Parlog from Parallel Logic Programming Ltd., Box 49 Twickenham TW2 5PH, UK. See also {SPM}. {(ftp://ftp.inria.fr/lang/Parlog.tar.Z)}. E-mail: ["Parlog: A Parallel Logic Programming Language", K.L. Clark and S. Gregory, Imperial College, London, May 1983]. ("Parlog83", in which the ouput mechanism was assignment). ["Parallel Logic Programming in PARLOG, The Language and Its Implementation", S. Gregory, A-W 1987]. ("Parlog86", in which the output mechanism was unification, as in {GHC}). (See {Strand}). | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Parlog++ An object-oriented extension to MacParlog. It combines object-oriented and parallel logic programming, giving the benefits of both paradigms within a single coherent development environment. Andrew Davison Melbourne. Object orientation plus parallel logic, built on top of MacParlog. "Parlog++: A Parlog Object-Oriented Language", A. Davison, Parlog Group, Imperial College 1988. Sold by PLP Ltd. E-mail: | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Parlog Clark & Gregory, Imperial College 1983. An {AND-parallel} {Prolog}, with {guards} and {committed choice nondeterminism} ({don't care nondeterminism}). {Shallow backtracking} only. Implementations: MacParlog and PC-Parlog from Parallel Logic Programming Ltd., Box 49 Twickenham TW2 5PH, UK. See also {SPM}. {(ftp://ftp.inria.fr/lang/Parlog.tar.Z)}. E-mail: ["Parlog: A Parallel Logic Programming Language", K.L. Clark and S. Gregory, Imperial College, London, May 1983]. ("Parlog83", in which the ouput mechanism was assignment). ["Parallel Logic Programming in PARLOG, The Language and Its Implementation", S. Gregory, A-W 1987]. ("Parlog86", in which the output mechanism was unification, as in {GHC}). (See {Strand}). | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Parlog++ An object-oriented extension to MacParlog. It combines object-oriented and parallel logic programming, giving the benefits of both paradigms within a single coherent development environment. Andrew Davison Melbourne. Object orientation plus parallel logic, built on top of MacParlog. "Parlog++: A Parlog Object-Oriented Language", A. Davison, Parlog Group, Imperial College 1988. Sold by PLP Ltd. E-mail: | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
P-Prolog ["P-Prolog: A Parallel Logic Language Based on Exclusive Relation", R. Yang et al, Third Intl Conf on Logic Prog, 1986, pp. 255-269]. (1994-11-18) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Prolog en Logique. The first of the huge family of {logic programming} languages. Prolog was invented by Alain Colmerauer and Phillipe Roussel at the University of Aix-Marseille in 1971. It was first implemented 1972 in {ALGOL-W}. It was designed originally for {natural-language processing} but has become one of the most widely used languages for {artificial intelligence}. It is based on {LUSH} (or {SLD}) {resolution} {theorem proving} and {unification}. The first versions had no user-defined functions and no control structure other than the built-in {depth-first search} with {backtracking}. Early collaboration between Marseille and Robert Kowalski at {University of Edinburgh} continued until about 1975. Early implementations included {C-Prolog}, {ESLPDPRO}, {Frolic}, {LM-Prolog}, {Open Prolog}, {SB-Prolog}, {UPMAIL Tricia Prolog}. In 1998, the most common Prologs in use are {Quintus Prolog}, {SICSTUS Prolog}, {LPA Prolog}, {SWI Prolog}, {AMZI Prolog}, {SNI Prolog}. {ISO} draft standard at {Darmstadt, Germany (ftp://ftp.th-darmstadt.de/pub/programming/languages/prolog/standard/)}. or {UGA, USA (ftp://ai.uga.edu/ai.prolog.standard)}. See also {negation by failure}, {Kamin's interpreters}, {Paradigms of AI Programming}, {Aditi}. A Prolog {interpreter} in {Scheme}. {(ftp://cpsc.ucalgary.ca/pub/prolog1.1)}. {A Prolog package (ftp://cpsc.ucalgary.ca/pub/prolog1.1/prolog11.tar.Z)} from the {University of Calgary} features {delayed goals} and {interval arithmetic}. It requires {Scheme} with {continuations}. ["Programming in Prolog", W.F. Clocksin & C.S. Mellish, Springer, 1985]. (2001-04-01) | |
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Prolog++ (After {C++}) {Prolog} with {object-oriented} features added by Phil Vasey of {Logic Programming Associates}. Prolog++ is available for {MS-DOS} and the {X Window System}. It is distributed by {AI International} Ltd. in England and by {Quintus}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Prolog en Logique. The first of the huge family of {logic programming} languages. Prolog was invented by Alain Colmerauer and Phillipe Roussel at the University of Aix-Marseille in 1971. It was first implemented 1972 in {ALGOL-W}. It was designed originally for {natural-language processing} but has become one of the most widely used languages for {artificial intelligence}. It is based on {LUSH} (or {SLD}) {resolution} {theorem proving} and {unification}. The first versions had no user-defined functions and no control structure other than the built-in {depth-first search} with {backtracking}. Early collaboration between Marseille and Robert Kowalski at {University of Edinburgh} continued until about 1975. Early implementations included {C-Prolog}, {ESLPDPRO}, {Frolic}, {LM-Prolog}, {Open Prolog}, {SB-Prolog}, {UPMAIL Tricia Prolog}. In 1998, the most common Prologs in use are {Quintus Prolog}, {SICSTUS Prolog}, {LPA Prolog}, {SWI Prolog}, {AMZI Prolog}, {SNI Prolog}. {ISO} draft standard at {Darmstadt, Germany (ftp://ftp.th-darmstadt.de/pub/programming/languages/prolog/standard/)}. or {UGA, USA (ftp://ai.uga.edu/ai.prolog.standard)}. See also {negation by failure}, {Kamin's interpreters}, {Paradigms of AI Programming}, {Aditi}. A Prolog {interpreter} in {Scheme}. {(ftp://cpsc.ucalgary.ca/pub/prolog1.1)}. {A Prolog package (ftp://cpsc.ucalgary.ca/pub/prolog1.1/prolog11.tar.Z)} from the {University of Calgary} features {delayed goals} and {interval arithmetic}. It requires {Scheme} with {continuations}. ["Programming in Prolog", W.F. Clocksin & C.S. Mellish, Springer, 1985]. (2001-04-01) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Prolog++ (After {C++}) {Prolog} with {object-oriented} features added by Phil Vasey of {Logic Programming Associates}. Prolog++ is available for {MS-DOS} and the {X Window System}. It is distributed by {AI International} Ltd. in England and by {Quintus}. | |
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Prolog-2 An implementation of Edinburgh Prolog by Nick Henfrey, {ESL}. ["An Advanced Logic Programming Language", Anthony Dodd]. | |
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Prolog-D-Linda Embeds the {Linda} parallel paradigm into {SISCtus Prolog}. {(ftp://ftp.cs.uwa.au/)}. E-mail: | |
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Prolog-II Prolog with two new predicates: "dif" for coroutines and "freeze" for delayed evaluation. Available from ExperIntelligence, Santa Barbara CA. ["Prolog II Reference Manual and Theoretical Model", A. Colmerauer, Internal Report, GroupeIA, U Aix-Marseille (Oct 1982)]. | |
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Prolog-III A. Colmerauer, U Aix-Marseille, ca 1984. Marseille Prolog, with unification replaced by constraint resolution. [deferred goals too?] (Not to be confused with Prolog 3, a commercial product?) Version 1.2 for MS-DOS. ["Opening the Prolog-III Universe", BYTE 12(9):177-182 (Aug 1987)]. ["An Introduction to Prolog III", A. Colmerauer, CACM 33(7):69-90 (1990)]. | |
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Prolog-Linda 1. Prolog extended with Linda-style parallelism. Proc 4th Australian Conf on Artif Intell. {(ftp://bison.cs.uwa.oz.au/)}. 2. Neil MacDonald, U Edinburgh 1989. Another Prolog extended with Linda, implemented on a Computing Surface. | |
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Prolog/Mali memory system, developed by Pascal Brisset at IRISA, France. There is a compiler which compiles to {C}, a linker, libraries, {run-time system}, and documentation. It runs under {Unix}. {(ftp://ftp.irisa.fr/pm/)}. Mailing list: prolog-mali-request@irisa.fr. E-mail: (1992-07-06) | |
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Pure Lisp A {purely functional language} derived from {Lisp} by excluding any feature which causes {side-effect}s. |